Educational apparatus.



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EDUCATIONAL APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED APR. 20. 191s.

' 1,269,713. Patented June is, 1918.

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DAISY D. HUSTON, OF DEEPWA'I'ER, MISSOURI.

EDUCATIONAL APPARATUS.

Application filed April 20, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAISY D. HUs'roN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Deepwater, in the county of Henry and State of Missouri,have invented a new and useful Educational Apparatus, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to educational apliances and more particularly toapparatus or use in teaching number work or elementary arithmetic, forsense training, memory work, and for use in playing games.

Another object is to provide apparatus which is inexpensive inconstruction, will not easily get out of order and will, by its use inthe class room, result in the saving of considerable time and effort bythe teacher.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as thedescription proceeds the invention consists of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter morefully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood thatvarious changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of theparts without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth inthe appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the apparatus.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof.

Fig. 8 is a transverse section on line 33, Fig. 2.

Fig. 41 is an enlarged section on line 44, Fig. 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates a diskor body provided, close to its margin, with a series of regularly spacedrecesses 2, there being a hole 3 extending from the center of the innerwall of each recess. Similar recesses l may be formed in the centerportion of the front face of the body along a line extendinghorizontally across the body.

A number of buttons are adapted to be used in connection with the body,each button comprising a head 5 and a stem 6. The heads of the buttonsare all of the same size and configuration and any one of the buttonscan be fitted snugly within any one of the recesses 2 and 4. When thuspositioned the stems 6 will project through and rearwardly beyond theholes 3.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 18, 1918.

Serial No. 229,817.

two sets of buttons there is provided a third set on which appearvarious characters such as cc 77 +777 7 X, etc.

Extending rearwardly from the lower portion of the body 1 are regularlyspaced, vertical, partition strips 7 on the upper ends of which issecured a transverse rod 8, there being a pulley 9 at the upper end ofeach space between the partitions, said pulleys being mounted on the rod8.

Mounted on each of the pulleys 9 is a cord 10 one end of which isattached to a weight or counterbalance 11 while its other end isattached to a wire 12. The lower end of the wire is secured to a ball13. The cords and their weights are located between the partitions 7 andare thus prevented from becoming entangled.

As heretofore stated the apparatus herein described can be used forvarious educational purposes. For example, in teaching elementaryarithmetic or number work, the balls 13, which are of different colors,are positioned close to or back of the body 1. Twelve of these balls areused. By pulling down the balls one at a time, the pupils can see whatthey are doing when they say one, two, three, etc. The child is soonable to distinguish at sight the smaller groups of balls and thesegroups can be used later on as units in counting. The names of thenumbers can be taught by pointing out the button on which appears thenumber represented by the exposed group of balls, and subsequentlyhaving the children point out the numerals. Addition, subtraction,multiplication, and division can be taught readily by manipulating theballs and by introducing the signs X, etc., which can be dis played inthe central recesses 4. By placing numerals and a sign in the recesses4: an example to be solved can be displayed. By pushing on the stems 6the buttons can be removed readily and as a button can be fitted snuglyin any recess, it will be apparent that the numerals can be changedabout to different positions on the body.

As the balls are of different colors the apparatus can be used inteaching colors. It will also be found useful in memory work.

One or more of the balls can be shifted or one or more of the buttonscan be changed after the chart has been exposed to the view of thechildren and while the chart is concealed or the eyes are closed. Thechildren are then asked to point out where the changes have occurred.Copying of the numerals and characters will be found useful in teachingwritten work and various entertaining and instructive games can beplayed by using the apparatus. As there are twelve balls forming a partof the apparatus, the chart can be used effectually in teaching thedozen and half dozen, etc.

What is claimed is:

1. An educational appliance including a body, character bearing devicesdetaehably mounted on the front of the body, and a series of objectssuspended from the back of the body and movable to position either belowor behind the body.

2. An educational appliance including a body, character bearing devicesdetachably mounted on the front of the body, a series of objectssuspended from the back of the body and separately movable to positioneither below or back of the body, and a counterbalance for each object.

3. An educational appliance including a body, character bearing devicesdetachably mounted on the front of the body, a series of spacingpartitions on the back of the body, a series of objects suspended fromthe back of the body and movable between the partitions to positioneither below or behind the body, and counterbalances movably mountedbetween the partitions and connected to the respective objects.

4. An educational appliance including a body having recesses on one faceand holes extending from the recesses, character hearing buttonsremovably mounted in the recesses and having stems detachably seated inand projecting rearwardly from the holes, and a series of objectssuspended from the back of the body and movable to position either belowor behind the body.

5. An educational appliance including a body, character bearing devicesremovably mounted on the front of the body, said devices beinginterchangeable, parallel partitions upon the back of the body, pulleysbetween the partitions, cords mounted on the pulleys and extending intothe respective spaces between the partitions, a counterbalance securedto one end of each cord, a wire secured to the other end of each cordand a ball carried by the wire and movable to a position either below orbehind the body.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DAISY D. HUSTON. Witnesses:

C. E. AVERY,

ALBERT DUSANG.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Fatents,

Washington, D. G.

